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Coming up in the week ahead on TV and on radio

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19 January 2024

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HIGHLIGHT: The Documentary: Our House — Stories of the Holocaust Before Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday, Jo Glanville visits residents of Berlin who have researched the lives of the Jewish people who once lived in their homes. Tuesday 9.30am/8.05pm, BBC World Service

 

TELEVISION: Friday 1.45pm (BBC1) Father Brown An evacuee during the war returns to the village (3/10).

Saturday 9.45pm (PBS America) Netanyahu, America, and the road to war in Gaza The critical moments that have led to the current situation in Gaza.

Sunday 1.30pm (BBC1) Songs of Praise The final of Gospel Choir of the Year.

7pm (BBC2) Nuclear Armageddon: How close are we? Jane Corbin visits locations such as the home of Robert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project.

8pm (BBC1) Call the Midwife A model struggles to accept her child’s birth defect (3/8).

10pm (BBC4) Revenge: Our dad the Nazi killer Three Australian Jewish brothers investigate where their late father, a Holocaust survivor, played a part in the deaths of Nazi war criminals who fled to Australia.

Thursday 8.30pm (ITV1) Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The drama that shocked Britain — Tonight Paul Brand asks why it has taken so long for justice to be done.

9pm (ITV1) Grantchester An art exhibition is disrupted by a protest by female students and the theft of a valuable painting (3/6).

 

RADIO: Friday 11.30am (World Service) Heart and Soul How Moscow is using divisions in Orthodox Christianity to extend its power in Africa.

Sunday 8.10am (R4) Sunday Worship A service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Royal Holloway, University of London.

3pm (R3) Choral Evensong A repeat of this week’s live service from Croydon Minster.

Monday 4.30pm (R4) Beyond Belief What does female leadership in faith and religion look like today? (4/7).

Wednesday 11.30am (World Service) World of Secrets: The disciples An investigation into allegations of abuse by the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, in Nigeria, T. B. Joshua (3/6).

4pm (R3) Choral Evensong Live from St Paul’s Cathedral, for the Eve of the Conversion of St Paul.

Thursday 1.45pm (R4) Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes The journalist examines the misericords in the chapel of New College, Oxford, with art historian Dr Janina Ramirez.

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